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The geology of Oklahoma is characterized by Carboniferous rocks in the east, Permian rocks in the center and towards the west, and a cover of Tertiary deposits in the panhandle to the west. The panhandle of Oklahoma is also noted for its Jurassic rocks as well.
Oklahoma sits at a frequent crossroads between three different air masses: warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico; warm to hot, dry air from Mexico and the Southwestern U.S.; and cold, dry air from Canada. Especially from fall to spring, Oklahoma sees frequent air mass changes, which can produce drastic swings in both temperature and humidity.
Oklahoma experienced swarms of minor earthquakes that attracted public attention in Oklahoma, starting after 2005 - 2006, when there was an increase in oil and gas exploration. [8] Most of these were low-magnitude (less than 3.0 on the moment magnitude scale ), caused little physical damage and occurred in lightly populated rural areas of north ...
This is a list of rivers in the state of Oklahoma, listed by drainage basin, alphabetically, and by size. In mean flow of water per second, the Arkansas is Oklahoma's largest river, followed by the Red River and the Neosho River .
Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description 1: Devil's Canyon: December 1974: Canadian: private Known for several different mesic plants in a diverse environment of oak woodland/tall prairie grass and eastern deciduous forest
Wichita Mountains - Video footage of the area and a list of local activities and resources. United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Official Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Homepage; BikeUSA.com: Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge; America's Volcanic Past - Oklahoma; Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission is an agency of the government of Oklahoma under the Governor of Oklahoma. It is the duty of the Commission to conserve Oklahoma's land and water. The Commission is also responsible for upstream flood control protection, a state-funded conservation cost-share program, reclamation of abandoned mine land and ...
Map of the Arkoma Basin. The Arkoma Basin is a peripheral foreland basin that extends from central west Arkansas to south eastern Oklahoma. The basin lies in between the Ozark Uplift and Oklahoma Platform to the north and Ouachita Mountains to the south and with an area of approximately 33,800 mi 2. Along the southern edge of the basin, the ...